| Titre : | Accuracy of the step test to evaluate lower limb muscle strength in community-dwelling older women (2021) |
| Auteurs : | Jaqueline Mello Porto ; Renato Campos Freire Júnior ; Luciana Mendes Cangussu-Oliveira ; Erika Leitner ; Lara Gonçalves Freitas ; Bruna Garcia Medeiros de Oliveira ; Patrícia Silva Tofani ; Daniela Cristina Carvalho de Abreu |
| Type de document : | Article |
| Dans : | Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (Vol. 25, January 2021) |
| Article en page(s) : | p. 133-139 |
| Note générale : | doi:10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.10.009 |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Descripteurs : |
HE Vinci Faiblesse musculaire ; Réadaptation ; Vieillissement |
| Mots-clés: | Couple de pointe ; Probabilité du post-test |
| Résumé : |
Objective:
to investigate the accuracy of the step test (ST) to evaluate total lower limb muscle strength (LLMS) in older women. Design: observational cross-sectional study. Methods: 119 community-dwelling older women were submitted to the ST and LLMS evaluation (isometric peak torque of eight muscle groups of the dominant lower limb). The capacity of the ST to discriminate older women with reduced LLMS was measured using ROC curve, followed by the posttest probability (PoTP) calculation. Results: a ST score of 0.24 cm per cm of participant's height presents a sensitivity of 63.3%, specificity of 77%; enhances the PoTP from 48% to 72% for positive test and decreases the PoTP from 48% to 31% for negative test. Conclusion: the ST may complement the clinical screening of reduced LLMS in older women, given that it is a simple and quick low-cost test and allows the evaluation of each lower limb separately. |
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